THE MARTlAN CHRONlCLES
RAY BRADBURY
Voyager
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First published in Great Britain by
Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd 1951 under the title The Silver Locusts Panther Books 1977 publication also entitled The Silver Locusts
Copyright © Ray Bradbury 1951
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Source ISBN: 9780007119622
Ebook Edition © SEPTEMBER 2012 ISBN: 9780007496976 Version: 2015–01–29
For My Wife Marguerite
with all my love
‘It is good to renew one’s wonder,’
said the philosopher. ‘Space travel has again made children of us all.’
Contents
April 2000 THE THIRD EXPEDITION
June 2001 – AND THE MOON BE STILL AS BRIGHT
December 2001 THE GREEN MORNING
November 2002 THE FIRE BALLOONS
June 2003 WAY UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR
November 2005 THE LUGGAGE STORE
December 2005 THE SILENT TOWNS
August 2026 THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS
October 2026 THE MILLION-YEAR PICNIC
One minute it was Ohio winter, with doors closed, windows locked, the panes blind with frost, icicles fringing every roof, children skiing on slopes, housewives lumbering like great black bears in their furs along the icy streets.